'We gather today to
celebrate the marriage of Neeraja and Angelo. Out of two different and distinct
traditions, you have come together to learn the best of what each has to offer,
appreciating your differences, and confirming that love is our true home, our
true meeting place.'
The ceremony began as Neeraja and Angelo exchanged garlands.
What a sweet ring bearer.
Angelo wanted to include quotes from the Quran:
A successful marriage is not when you can live in peace with
your wife, but when you can’t live in peace without her. For a righteous wife can make a poor man feel like a King,
as no love between two souls is greater than that between the spouses.
And Neeraja wanted to include the Bhagavad Gita
A great marriage is not when the perfect couple comes
together, it is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences. I can’t promise you that marriage will be easy, but I can
say that marriage the way God intended it to be, is a treasure worth fighting
for.
The wedding attire was sent from relatives in India
Mehndi, a Hindu wedding tradition
Neeraja and Angelo included the tradition of exchanging gifts.
Neeraja received a beautiful glass peacock, the national bird of India.
Angelo was very happy with the new Rayban sunglasses.
Angelo made the wine from rose petals.
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Hereafter, I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me.
Do not live without me.
